Tables to 'Dine' For

We brought some beautifully finnished tables back to Strand. Some of the work that has been put into these items makes us wonder as to how long it must have taken.

The details, and the intricacies are absolutely mind-blowing! 

Dark Table - 1880
Leather in-lay
Handmade along with Green fabric chairs
Renaissance

Leather Table
(Table top detail - leather)

Italian tables

Porcelain, Enamel and Pewter... It's all Here!

The most diverse group of items that we brought home with us, has to be this one.

We have Porcelain, Enamel, and Pewter which is becoming more and more rare.

From an in-home water fountain, to teacups and water jugs, we found a lot of them.

Blue Porcelain - France
Boch Porcelain - Belgium
Blue & Red

French Porcelain
Enamel - Front centre

Enamel Jug - 1950
Centre Urn - 1920 to 1930
"Konfoor"

Red Enamel - 1950s

Pewter Fountain with Fleur de Les detail
1930s to1950s
"Lavabo" - French

French Coffee Esspresso cups

English Willow Pattern
(Dark Blue Porcelain)
Maastricht Holland
(Light blue)
Reproductions - 1940s to 1950s

Holland/France Porcelain
Maastricht originals 1920s - 1930s
Soup Terrine - England

Pewter is becoming rare due the economy, and is now
only sold per weight.

The second from the right (shiny one) is Victorian

Limoges Porcelain - French

French Enamel 1900 - 1920
Old Champagne case with the owners name

Late 1800s Enamel
Wild-Boar-looking leg casing
(What the meat was delivered in)

A Picture tells a 1000 word Story

We found some beautiful old postcards and photographs, as well as some exquisite paintings that just took our breaths away.

Truth be told, we hoped to discover a lost Monet, or da Vinci, and have our names plastered across the headlines for making the discovery...
We did find some wonderful original paintings, but alas, they were done by an unknown artist.

Who knows, we may be in possession of a painting that will one day be world famous!

French Painting - 1964

Painting - Early 1900s

1900 - Classic Photo

Old postcards - 1900s to 1920s

Linen Linen Linen

The real deal behind all the fancy costumes we have seen in plays and movies, looks much more subdued in real life.

Here we found some beautiful pieces of material, and some authentic BLOOMERS... Yes, we laughed too!

Although we were hoping to find more evidence to the images we had in our minds of what the Past was like in France, we were still excited about what we to bring home with us.

Old linen Bloomers & Night Jacket

Originally made in Belgium for France

Joie de Vivre - Fabric
1950s Duvet/ Bed cover

Linen Nightshirt/ Sleep clothes

Day Quilt
Bought in France
Discontinued prints

Monogrammed linen

It Goes in the Kitchen

Mostly knives found their way home with us (well we did walk through a single shop with over 5000 of them!), but that didn't stop us from at least bringing a variety!

Mixed knives - Germany/France/Belgium
1940s (just after WWII)

Rostfrey Solingen
Silverplated
Made in Germany 1940s

Monogrammed knives
Made in Paris
Le Maitre & Ridoux
Early 1900s

1940 Decanders
Assorted knives (rust free)
Germany & Brussels

Kitchen trinkets
Containers

Light up

A real treat is having a chandelier.

An even bigger treat is having one authenticed to come from a time when there were social Season's, and the young debutantes had to be on their best behaviours to impress the Ton...

The Grand’Mere’s all knew each other, and there was never a dull night in any ballroom, for when the gossip flew from group to group there wasn't a hope to hide from the wagging tongues, you couldn't run away fast enough.

This all happened underneath a chandelier. 

They shed light in the darkness, and they know ALL the secrets from the past.

Crystal Chandelier
1920 - 1940

Chandelier 1940s
Holland/Belgium

Early to mid 1900s

Sideboards, Cabinets & Cupboards.

They're all the same, really... right? 

No, not really. They might be similar, but each piece of beautifully carved woodwork was created separately and intricately.

Find the difference, see for yourself; we have many options available! And each piece is special, and was chosed specifically.

1880s Dark Armoir -  
Bevelled glass mirrors
French Oak

Sideboard - French Server
Louis XVII-style furniture
1900 to 1920

1940 cupboard
Moroccan influence from France

Chest of drawers
Louis-style 1920 to 1940
Marble top

Cupboard - Holland/Belgium 1930

Oak corner cupboard
1880 - 1900

Louis-style Oak Sideboard
1930

Vitrine Cupboard
Louis-style 1900s

Display cabinet being assembled and reconditioned

Books & Music - Life's little Gifts

There's no smell in the whole world quite like that of an old book... Well, we bet that these books take the cake in the age department!

Sometimes it's more than the words written that tell the story, and sometimes its more than the notes of the song that make the song what it is...

Books - Early 1800s
Statue - signed by author

Sing a Song - French music notes

Various Books - late 1700s to ealry 1900s

Music notes